Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Show that you have and can continue to hire the right people to run the scaled business without you being everywhere and making every decision. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own.

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Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 386

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice. company setting up some subsidiary here and expecting them to compete while they were following U.S. like WeChat.). Competition.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 5, 2022

Of course, businesses everywhere have continued to hire new employees since the pandemic hit, with some individuals forging new careers due to getting laid off in specific industries like hospitality. The trouble is that some of those firms are making potentially catastrophic legal mistakes with their new hires.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

More often that not I see deals that are filled with legalese and are impossible to really understand by non-legal personnel. No matter what you do, you want to make sure that in the process that you protect your intellectual property, have non-disclosure agreements in place, if possible non-circumvents.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2011

It is nearly impossible to compete with a large company for the general public, and so a small business’ best chance to outperform a large company is by catering to a particular customer type. With the advent of mail-order rentals, instant streaming, and rental kiosks, any demand Blockbuster demanded is now non-existent.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Whether a business is contemplating entering into a partnership, hiring a service provider or in the process of selling itself, a non-disclosure agreement should be utilized when information is shared with third parties. An employment offer letter or employment agreement should be utilized when hiring employees.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2018

You have to align your business model to the needs of the market, find competent staff to execute your plans, develop a high-quality product, invest in marketing and set up a corporate network that can boost growth and revenue. – Protecting the company’s intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Show that you have and can continue to hire the right people to run the scaled business without you being everywhere and making every decision. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own.

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Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 278

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2017

Non-Disclosure Agreements – A non-disclosure agreement helps to protect your idea by committing all the parties you are working with to confidentiality. Non-compete agreement – If you’re pitching an idea to a potential client or investor, have them sign a non-compete agreement.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2012

Stupid mistake #2: Not protecting your intellectual property. It’s essential to protect your intellectual property, or you’ll run the risk that someone could steal or copy your idea, brand or product after you’ve put money and effort into it. And that could be the end of your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Show that you have and can continue to hire the right people to run the scaled business without you being everywhere and making every decision. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Anytime you decide to bring in someone who does not have a stake in your business idea you should have them sign a binding Non Disclosure Agreement or NDA before you tell them or show them a thing. Non-compete Agreements Before and After Hiring. Casual Work for Hire Agreements. They did it while working for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Show that you have and can continue to hire the right people to run the scaled business without you being everywhere and making every decision. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

For example, having flexible work hours means you can hire talented candidates from different time zones, which will increase your productivity while keeping the costs down. Not only patient safety and privacy laws but patent and intellectual property laws are also regulated heavily. Have a comprehensive growth strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you hire others to work for you, employment contracts are vital to outlining what is expected of employees, the terms of their employment, company policies, ownership of intellectual property, and certain financial agreements. Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Clauses That Are Too Broad.

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Startup Company Lawyer

JULY 20, 2009

Creating intellectual property. Hiring employees or third party contractors. If a non-U.S. citizen/non-permanent resident founder intends to work in the U.S. The first step in deciding whether to incorporate or not is to discuss the situation with a competent attorney. Obtaining visas.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Most small businesses and young startups can’t afford to hire marketers. That leaves those companies in a tough situation: they need to market to grow their business but they need to grow their business to hire marketers. Here are two terrific visual marketing tools that can help you grow your business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Most small businesses and young startups can’t afford to hire marketers. That leaves those companies in a tough situation: they need to market to grow their business but they need to grow their business to be hire marketers. Here are two terrific visual marketing tools that can help you grow your business.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Our value is built on the non-technical stuff, which relies on a network of people and resources that have taken years to develop. We know of no-one making a similar product to us, but there are businesses making other kinds of products that would naturally compete for the same money from the same customers, which makes us mutual threats.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

The organic solution is to hire more people, spend more money, and ramp up your focus. But finding money and hiring more people always takes longer than expected -- slow growth. For example, at any given moment in your business, you may be limited by development, marketing, or sales.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

John Jantsch: I think a lot of people are used to hiring an attorney when something bad happens. I actually think if more people did those company audits, had a really good lawyer as a partner in their business, that there’d be less non-paying clients and less fearful calls, so I think it’s really good to sit down.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'm a bit late, and this one might be controversial to some, but long-duration non-competes hurt the development of startups by adding friction to the entrepreneurial economy. Thirdly, revamp how intellectual property rights are applied to software and code. It would be good to spread understanding on this issue.

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Out of fairness, that’s why they wanted to hire me, to fix that issue. Non-compete. I was once asked to sign a one year non-compete agreement as a sweat equity consultant. Without receiving a real salary, I’d be wary of signing a non-compete in an area which I have domain expertise in.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

While plenty of advertising systems work on 0.8%, this simply requires more traffic than most non-funded products are able to achieve by offering a free plan. while the paid ones want features focused its core competency and more integration options. Limit the cost/burden of non-paying users to the short trial period. (We

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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